Minority Languages in Today's Global Society, Volume II

Minority Language in Today’s Global Society

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Minority Languages in Today's Global Society, Volume II

Published on Jun 11, 2015

Trace Foundation

The fragility of minority languages is becoming increasingly apparent in a globalizing world. Linguists, civil society organizations, local communities, governments, and supranational organizations are advocating for maintaining and even reviving endangered languages as a prerequisite for the preservation of the world’s cultural heritage and of indigenous peoples’ cultures and identities. Like the first volume, this publication is intended as a small contribution to this overall effort but is more focused on the role technologies have played in the preservation, enhancement, and sustainability of minority languages in general and digitalization of Tibetan language in particular. The papers also explore both the pros and cons of language standardization within minority communities and the relationship between linguistic, cultural, and biological diversity from the perspectives of traditional land use, livelihoods,and indigenous knowledge.